Senior Financial Business Partner

3 weeks ago

Saskatoon, Canada City of Saskatoon Full time

Position: Senior Financial Business Partner

Division: Corporate Financial Services

Department: Finance

Term: 1 Temp Full Time position available for approximately 18 months.

Closing Date: 09/18/2024

Labour Group: ESA

Posting: 3616

Join our team

The City of Saskatoon is looking for our new Temporary full-time Senior Financial Business Partner

The work you'll be involved in:

The Senior Financial Business Partner is responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, integrating and delivering senior financial business support functions for the Strategic Partner Divisions and Departments. Responsibilities will include:

  1. Leads a financial team responsible to provide expert business support and partnerships with the following City of Saskatoon Divisions: Corporate Financial Services, Strategy and Transformation, Human Resources, City Clerks, City Solicitors and City Managers and others.
  2. Leads and coordinates the budgeting process and participates in business and strategic planning for each Division.
  3. Supports organizational change initiatives and associated process improvement.
  4. Establishes and maintains strategic relationships with assigned portfolios to assist and support the achievement of corporate initiatives.
  5. Oversees day-to-day finance functions such as time and attendance processing, accounts payable, accounts receivable and vendor and customer master data maintenance.
  6. Research, implement and train on financial controls.
  7. Ensures the accuracy, completeness, and accessibility of financial information. Leads the analysis and reporting of this data to assess trends, performance, and sustainability of various initiatives or programs along with exploring potential scenarios to guide future decisions.
  8. Ensures information used to assess the viability of initiatives is relevant, appropriate, plausible, complete and accurate.
  9. Coordinates the financial aspects of Annual Performance Reports for all business areas within the Divisions.
  10. Provides professional advice to the Divisions relating to financial planning and accountability, report writing, and business planning.
  11. Monitors the long-term financial status of all reserves and provides oversight in this regard to the General Manager/Chief and Department Directors.
  12. Oversees and analyzes all depreciation and asset evaluation processes within the Divisions, including the Tangible Capital Asset reporting requirements.
  13. Ensures Divisional financial strategies and policies are aligned with corporate strategies and policies.
  14. Provides outcome-based direction in the preparation of all Divisional operating and capital budgets. Reviews, research, and proposes options for the financing of capital and operating programs.
  15. Develops and manages all communications strategies relating to Divisional financial programs including marketing, customer or utility rates, and customer service/interface functions within the Divisions.
  16. Oversees all accounting and cash handling procedures for the Divisions. Coordinates periodic audits and inspections to verify procedures are being strictly adhered to.
  17. Oversees and manages senior level funding initiatives that pertain to the Divisions. Monitors departmental requirements and ensures that information such as schedules, cash flow, and funding are in place and all corporate stakeholders are fully informed of their status and obligations.
  18. Prepares and presents reports to Committee and Council.
  19. Performs other related duties as assigned.
Who we are looking for:

The type of person we are looking for has:
  1. Accountability - Takes personal ownership and responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work commitments and departmental commitments to achieve results. Follows City of Saskatoon guidelines, standards, regulations and principles. Demonstrates reliability and integrity on a daily basis.
  2. Service Orientation - Gives superior service to internal and external customers (citizens, City Councillors, stakeholders, management and colleagues), with a focus on meeting citizen's needs. Builds value in the work conducted and in results achieved.
  3. Engagement - Mobilizing employees, citizens, and partners. Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, empower and mobilize individuals and groups to work toward a shared purpose in the best interests of the organization and the City of Saskatoon. Builds and maintains high level of credibility with staff, partners and/or citizens.
  4. Pragmatic Decision Maker - Recognizes priorities and changing approaches. Shows common sense and intuitive judgment abilities to analyze and synthesize a wide array of subjective and objective information to recommend appropriate short term and long term direction and goals for their department or division.
What we are looking for:

Typically to be successful in this role, a person will have:
  1. Degree in a related discipline plus the possession of a recognized professional accounting designation, i.e. CPA, CA, CMA, CGA.
  2. Seven to nine years' progressively responsible related experience in accounting, budgeting, financial analysis, business administration, rate and fee modelling and design, including five years experience supervising and coordinating staff.
  3. Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of management and organizational planning.
  4. Thorough knowledge of the budget process, as well as accounting principles and practices.
  5. Knowledge of the principles of financial management information and internal control systems.
  6. Ability to provide leadership and consultation through problem-solving, consensus, stakeholder involvement and dialogue.
  7. Demonstrated ability and willingness to be accountable for personal performance and the performance of staff.
  8. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with civic staff and officials, representatives of other agencies, and the public.
  9. Demonstrated ability to direct and support staff in achieving desired results.
  10. Ability to express ideas and concepts by communicating effectively, both orally and in writing.
Weekly Hours: 40

Salary Range: $117,900.96 to $138,533.28 CAD per annum (2022 rates)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The City of Saskatoon offers an inclusive workplace that embraces diverse backgrounds. As an equity partner with the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission (SHRC), the City commits to diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplaces. By having our workforce reflect the community we serve, we support the realization of miyo-pimatisiwin, (me-o-pi-ma-ti-si-win) “the good life”, for all residents. To learn more about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the City, please visit

Accommodation

The City of Saskatoon strives to provide an accessible and inclusive workplace for all, including throughout the application and selection process through reasonable access and accommodations. Should you require accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please email talentacquisition@saskatoon.ca. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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